Glan Usk Farmhouse

Glan Usk Farmhouse has origins in the 17th century, with remodelling dating to 1708, although its overall character reflects later Georgian alterations. It was formerly the home of the Meredith family, and the early 18th-century improvements may have been carried out by Giles Meredith, who held the office of Sheriff in 1713.

The two-storey, four-window front is of painted pebbledash construction, set back behind a rubble forecourt wall with iron gates. The house is built of rubble, with a slate roof, broad eaves, and stone gable-end chimneys. The left-hand chimney is set forward to align with the roof pitch and originally had a diagonally-set stack; a central stack has since been removed. The windows are recessed 12-pane sashes, most of which are horned and have renewed glazing. One original sash window remains under the porch, reset within a former door opening. The windows have stone sills. New 3-light casement windows have replaced mullioned windows with Tudor dripmoulds at either end of the ground floor. The main entrance, originally central, is now offset to the right, opposite the former central chimney. The entrance features a 9-panel door and a deep flat hood supported by cast-iron columns with octagonal bases; the hood spans the original opening and the present doorway. A sundial dated 1708 was once positioned above the entrance, according to records. The rear elevation retains evidence of the original 17th-century structure, particularly the off-centre projecting stair tower. This tower retains a pair of 2-light mullioned timber windows on each level, one of which has a surviving sunk-chamfered moulded lintel and formerly had stone dripmoulds. A cellar door is located to the left, while a gabled porch with a half-glazed door is on the right.

Inside, the entrance hall is opposite the former chimney breast. The ground floor retains stop-chamfered beams, mostly of narrow ogee type, potentially dating to the 1708 remodelling. Some similar beams, possibly reused, are found in outbuildings to the rear. There is evidence of a former post-and-panel partition. A broadly winding stone staircase ascends within the house. The most notable feature is the fully wainscotted parlour at the downhill (northeast) end, featuring full-height oak bolection-moulded panelling with raised fields, panelled doors, and shutters.

The house is listed for its special interest as a substantial building of early origin that retains high-quality early 18th-century interior detailing.